NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope Discovers New Exoplanet Named LHS 475b

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope Discovers New Exoplanet Named LHS 475b

• National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) announced that the James Webb Space Telescope has discovered its first new exoplanet. Researchers have labelled the planet as LHS 475 b, and it’s roughly the same size as Earth. 
• Located just 41 light-years away, the planet orbits very close to a red dwarf star and completes a full orbit in just two days. 
• Researchers hope that in the coming years, owing to the Webb telescope’s advanced capabilities, they will be able to detect more Earth-sized planets. 
• Most of the discovered exoplanets are similar to Jupiter as Earth-sized planets are much smaller in size and harder to discover with older telescopes.

Bill tabled in US House to terminate Pakistan’s ‘Non-NATO ally’ status

• Pakistan may lose its major non-Nato ally status after a bill was moved in the US House of Representatives to terminate the designation.
• The bill also requires annual certification from the US President with certain conditions for Islamabad to be given such a designation.
• The bill was introduced by Congressman Andy Biggs, who represents the fifth Congressional district of Arizona.It needs to be passed by the House and the Senate before it can be signed into law by the US President.
• The bill has been sent to the House Foreign Affairs Committee for necessary actions.
• As a major non-Nato ally, Pakistan enjoys several perks, such as access to excess US defence supplies and eligibility for loans of materials, supplies or equipment for cooperative research, development, testing, or evaluation purposes.